Gainsborough Studios, Islington, N1

This one bedroom first-floor flat in Gainsborough Studios, features a spacious layout, the property boasts modern amenities and stylish finishes throughout. A spacious one bedroom 1st floor flat which has recently been redecorated throughout and offers a contemporary urban living experience. Gainsborough Studios lies on the East side of the canal with Shoreditch park on the south side of the building. A short walk will take you to Old Street tube or numerous bus routes will take you into the City, West End or up to Dalston and beyond. The benefit of the canal affords you cycle access to Angel, London Fields or Victoria Park in a number of minutes whilst Shoreditch is a short walk away through the park. Gainsborough was first a power station for the Great Northern & City Railway; it was later converted into a film Studio where it produced a number of melodramas in the 1940's. After the departure Michael Balcon, founder of Gaumont British to MGM-British it began making more popular films such as Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) and Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). The former studios were demolished in 2002 and flats, designed by architects Munkenbeck and Marshall, were built on the site in 2004. A large sculpture of Hitchcocks head was erected in memory of the late director which resides in the courtyard of the development, serving as a reminder of his earlier work there. Gainsborough Studios is within walking distance of the City, the shops and restaurants at Angel, and the galleries and nightlife of Shoreditch and Hoxton.